Men's Basketball Concludes Weekend With Date at St. John's

The young UMBC men's basketball team
faces a stern early test after a quick turnaround as the Retrievers
face host St. John's on Sunday, Nov. 13 at Carnesecca Arena. Six of
the 11 Retrievers that competed in a 59-45 opening loss to Penn on
Friday night were making their UMBC and NCAA Division I debuts.
Radio coverage will be handled by Paul Mittermeier on V1370
(www.fox1370.com), and the contest is also available on ESPN-3, via
STJ-TV. TIp-off time is set for 2:00 p.m.

RETRIEVER UPDATE: Sophomore
forward Chase
Plummer scored a career-best 15 points and added nine
rebounds, but the Retrievers dropped a defensive battle, 59-45, to
the visiting Penn Quakers in the opening game for both teams. UMBC
struggled on the offensive end, committing 20 turnovers and hitting
only 16 of 48 shots from the field (33.3 percent.) UMBC hung in the
game by outrebounding the Quakers, 39-31, but only converted 11
offensive rebounds into five second-chance points.

RED STORM
UPDATE: St. John's rallied from halftime deficits in
contests vs. William & Mary on Monday and Lehigh on Wednesday
to post victories of 74-59 and 78-73 respectively. Only seven Red
Storm players have seen action to date. Six-foot-eight junior
forward God'sgift Achiuwa leads four players averaging in double
figures early with 19.0 points per game. Achiuwa and sophomore
guard Nirudeen Lindsey have combined to hit 25 of 38 shots from the
floor.

WHO'S UP NEXT: UMBC returns home for
a Nov. 17 date vs. Loyola (Md.). That game will be televised by the
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.

UPDATES:

* UMBC dropped its
third consecutive season opener in the 59-45 loss to Penn on Nov.
11, 2011.

* The 59 points allowed by UMBC to the
Quakers was the fewest permitted in over a season. The Retrievers
defeated UNH, 79-50, on Feb. 24, 2010.

* UMBC did not his a 3-point field goal
vs. Penn, going without a trey for the ninth time in school
history. The last time UMBC did not convert from behind the arc was
Dec. 30, 2008 at Saint Louis.

* The Retrievers have dropped seven
consecutive games dating back to the 2010-11 campaign.

* UMBC has now allowed at least one opponent player to score 20
or more points in five of its last six contests.